The Sacred Power of Huna Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawai'i

by Rima A. Ph.D. Morrell

2005

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'Rima has seen the islands by foot and sleepng under the stars. In return she has experienced the islands the way that few visitors ever do. Not only has she learned vital information, but she has done so with a heart and mind open to island ways....as a native Hawaiian I am honored to recommend
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this book.'-Melvin Lonokaiolohia Kalahiki, Ali'i Nui o Pu'ukohola Heiau, Council of Hawaiian Organizations

When Rima Morrell first went to Hawai'i as a young anthropology student from Cambridge University, she was surprised to find a lighter brighter world where trees talked to her in ancient temples and magic regularly happened. She found the system of ancient Hawaiian wisdom known as Huna, a system that teaches us how to focus the light of our own being to make magic. Following her Higher Self-and overcoming resistance to its rainbow guidance-she discovered we are each responsible for our own power. Through parcticing Huna, we can conscioiusly create our own reality, for we are each the navigator of our own soul canoe.

Following her years in the islands, and Ph.D. in Huna, Rima reveals new knowledge about this sacred tradition. Citing the work of earlier reseachers such as Max Freedom Long, as well as native kahuna, Rima reveals knowledge about Huna that has not previously been available: the role of emotion in gaining true wisdom, the magical elements of Hawaiian language, the sophisticated sysem of lunar astrology, and the hula as a system of shamanism. Rima also shows how these principles of a society woven with love can shape our own lives.

Rima A. Morrell has a doctorate in Hawaiian Shamanism from the Department of Geography, University College Londoon, and a Masters and Honours degree in Social Anthropology from Cambridge Unversity. She spent years in Polynesia conducting fieldwork with many kahuna on remote islands and teaching at universities, including the University of Hawai'i. A fellow of the Royal Geographic Siciety and the Royal Anthropological Institute, she lectures at international conferences. She also teaches Huna in Europe. She and her husband live in London and the Scotticsh Highlands. Rima's website is www.hunalight.com.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue
1 Hidden light
2 Contrasting lights
3 The power of mana
4 Making magic
5 journey to the mind of light
6 Opening the colors of light: The hula dance
7 Making rainbows: The huna of lovemaking
8 Lights on the beach at night: Beyond time and death
9 Gods sliding down rainbows: Myth and magic
10 Brightening the trails: A pilgrimage through Hawai'i
11 The quality of light
Notes
Glossary
Huna resources
Bibliography
Index
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ISBN

1594770093 / 9781594770098

Publication

Inner Traditions One Park street Rochester, Vermont
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